The World of Higher Education: Innovations That Work — and Why (Toronto)

Name: The World of Higher Education: Innovations That Work — and Why (Toronto)
Start: 2026-02-03T13:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-03T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Ted Rogers School of Management, TRS Commons, 7th Floor, TRS-1-148

Schedule

Tue Feb 03 2026 at 01:30 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Ted Rogers School of Management, TRS Commons, 7th Floor, TRS-1-148 | Toronto, ON

A half-day interactive session on higher education innovation in practice, with global examples and lessons shaping the sector’s future.
About this Event

Brought to you by HESA & The Ted Rogers School of Management, TMU

In this half-day session, Alex Usher will be joining up with Dara Melnyk, host of the (and formerpodcast) and Tiffany MacLennan to deliver an interactive half-day event that brings together fresh insights and global examples of institutional change to see how institutions are re-thinking programs, structures and funding models and what all this means for the future of higher education.

We are also pleased to be partnering and co-hosting this event with the Ted Rogers School of Management, at TMU, an innovative leader in the Canadian postsecondary sector. Dr. Cynthia Holmes, Dean of the Red Rogers School of Management, will also be sharing key remarks and insights.

The focus is on innovation in practice. Not what looks promising on paper, but what is holding, where institutions are running into limits, and what early lessons are emerging.

Everyone, and we mean everyone, is welcome. The more the merrier. We can’t start our own version of The Chronicle, but maybe - just maybe – we can start to create spaces where faculty, staff, students, governments and anyone who loves our sector – can join together to just rap about what might make our sector better and more resilient.

Toronto HESA & Ted Rogers School of Management, World of Higher Education Talks| TRS Commons | February 3rd | 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. EST

Address: 55 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2K3, TRS Commons, 7th Floor, TRS-1-148

Format: Talks, presentations, Q&A, networking with peers, snacks & refreshments

Venue Link: https://www.torontomu.ca/tedrogersschool/

The conversation will be followed by an informal networking reception, offering time to connect with peers and continue the discussion. This session is ideal for those looking to learn, reflect, and connect with others thinking about the future of higher education.

We hope you can join us, contribute to the discussions and sharing of ideas.

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More on Dara Melnyk’s work: Co-host | Innovative Universities Global Webinar Series

Dara Melnyk specializes in innovative university models and change management. She writes the Global Innovators, a regular column for University World News, co-hosts the Innovative Universities Global Webinar Series, and has recently completed her PhD thesis, Success Factors of Innovative Universities at Maastricht University (the Netherlands). Previously, Dara took part in higher education policy development and university transformation projects in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. She is currently based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and works as a strategy consultant, focusing on higher education systems and institutions in the Middle East.